Caterpillar Briefly Tops $300 Billion Valuation on AI Rally
Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Caterpillar Inc. shares extended a turbocharged rally fueled by bets on the industrial…
China limits Nvidia chip purchases to special circumstances, Information reports
Jan 13 (Reuters) – The Chinese government this week told some tech companies it would only approve ​their…
It’s the governance of AI that matters, not its ‘personhood’ | AI (artificial intelligence)
Prof Virginia Dignum is right (Letters, 6 January): consciousness is neither necessary nor relevant for legal status. Corporations…
Meta Begins Job Cuts as It Shifts From Metaverse to AI Devices
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc. is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company’s…
Microsoft vows to ‘pay its way’ as it seeks to defuse data centre backlash
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Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities With Sex Scandals
AI generated influencers are sharing fake images on Instagram that appear to show them having sex with celebrities…
New video generation model updates
Today, Veo is getting more expressive, with improvements that help you create more fun, creative, high-quality videos based…
Meta refocuses on AI hardware as metaverse layoffs begin
As we expected, Meta has begun laying off more than 1,000 employees from its Reality Labs division, which…
ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year
ElevenLabs, the AI voice generation startup, crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Mati Staniszewski said…
Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a version of its coding AI for regular people
If you follow Anthropic, you’re probably familiar with Claude Code. Since the fall of 2024, the company has…
Building Community-First AI Infrastructure – Microsoft On the Issues
Microsoft’s 5-point plan to partner with local communities across the United States This year marks America’s 250th year…
Bill Gates Says ‘AI Will Change Society the Most’—Job Disruption Has Already Begun, ‘Less Labor’ Will Be Needed, And 5-Day Work Week May Disappear
Bill Gates says he’s still optimistic about the future—but this time, he brought disclaimers. In his latest annual…